City of Neenah

Oct. 12

Suspicious situation, 200 block of East Wisconsin Avenue. A business reported their back door had been pried in an attempt to gain entry, but they don’t believe entry was gained. They later called back and said an employee damaged the door.

Oct. 15

Miscellaneous, 600 block of Greenfield Street. A female crashed her vehicle into the cement porch and side of house. The caller believes the female is intoxicated. Officers found the vehicle parked normally, but the female refused to answer the door. They found no damage to the vehicle or steps.

Suspicious situation, 200 block of South green Bay Road. A bartender said she was threatened by a male she did not recognize. He said he was going to come back at closing time and kidnap her.

Oct. 16

Weapon, 500 block of Henry Street. A party has been living at a rental property for the past three years and was recently cleaning in the basement when he found a gun in the rafters. He would like an officer to take custody of the gun.

Fraud, 2100 block of Marathon Avenue. A caller said a subcontractor used his business name without his knowledge and collected money from a resident in Neenah for a job but the subcontractor is not doing any work there.

Assist citizen, North Western Avenue and Main Street. A crossing guard stated that while she was stopping traffic and had children crossing, a vehicle turned against her stop sign, nearly hitting her and several children. The crossing guard only got a partial plate number.

Oct. 17

Drugs, 200 block of Berkeley Street. A caller reported finding drug paraphernalia in her stepdaughter's bedroom and wanted to speak to an officer.

Assist citizen, 200 block of East Wisconsin Avenue. The front desk received a recording that someone was stuck in the Shattuck elevator. They tried to communicate with the person, with no response. It was found to be a false alarm; a toddler pushed the button.

Suspicious person, 1200 block of Doctors Drive. A male was in the neighborhood all day with a camera. Officers made contact with the male who claims he was taking pictures of the leaves, not children. He also stated he was on the road way so he was not on anyone's property.

Theft, 600 block of Cleveland Street. A caller states a male came to his house yesterday and his elderly mother let him in. He asked for money, which she gave him, but now there is more money missing.

Fraud, 1100 block of West Cecil Street. A caller reported debit card fraud. He already filed a dispute, but today received one of the boxes from one of the fraudulent charges.

Oct. 19

Harassment, 100 block of North Western Avenue. A caller reported her ex-boyfriend was sending her threatening messages. He is not in the state right now, but he said he is going to come back and do harm to her. She does have a restraining order on him.

City of Menasha

Oct. 16

Theft, 2000 block of Grassy Plains Drive. A caller stated she went to grab something from her van that was parked in the driveway, and noticed that the cup holders were open and she was missing approximately $5 in change.

Suspicious incident, 600 block of Ninth Street. While on patrol, an officer observed a vehicle in a driveway where it was previously reported to officers that no one was supposed to be in the house and that individuals have been breaking in. Officers were granted permission to enter the residence and found no one inside. They secured the home as well as they could.

Oct. 17

Alcohol, London Street and Plank Road. A party was stopped for a traffic violation and taken into custody for OWI, sixth offense.

Disturbance, 600 block of Second Street. A caller stated her boyfriend pushed her outside and locked her out.

Suspicious incident, 700 block of Fifth Street. A caller reported hearing someone outside his house. The caller's dog began barking at which time he went to check outside and saw someone running away from his house; however, it was too dark to identify the person. The resident also located a coat hanger bent into a hook outside his window.

Oct. 18

Ordinance violation, Lush and Water streets. There was an anonymous complaint for graffiti. There were three areas tagged with graffiti, and a city employee was able to spray over the graffiti.

Burglary, 1000 block of Meadowview Drive. A caller said her garage was entered sometime overnight and both of the vehicles inside were gone through. Cigarettes and cash were taken from the vehicles.

Drugs, 900 block of Ninth Street. A school reported a juvenile complaint involving three teenagers who had climbed onto the roof of the school. The stepmother of one of the teens advised they may be in possession of marijuana.

Oct. 19

Theft, 200 block of Racine Street. A party reported the theft of her children's clothes from the laundromat.

Fraud, 1500 block of Appleton Road. A party reported some possible fraudulent transactions occurring at a retail store.

Theft, 1500 block of Appleton Road. Loss prevention reported a possible retail theft occurring in the store. A party was issued a municipal summons for retail theft.

Disturbance, 600 block of Airport Road. A student was seen with a shiv in his desk and was threatening adults, throwing books, kicking plastic totes and walls and doors, disrupting learning in a school setting.

Oct. 21

Disturbance, 700 block of Third Street. A disturbance was reported, and a party was arrested for domestic disorderly conduct and battery.

Alcohol, 700 block of Second Street. A caller reported a party was leaving by vehicle and was intoxicated.

Noise complaint, 300 block of Naymut Street. A caller reported the neighbor was pounding something with a hammer after 11 p.m. Contact was made with the resident who stated she was finishing up some shingles on a backyard shed. She was verbally warned to keep the noise down for the evening as the neighbors could not sleep. She agreed to go inside for the night.

Oct. 22

Disturbance, 500 block of First Street. A disturbance was reported, and a party stated he was stabbed with a knife.

Suspicious incident, 900 block of Third Street. A caller reported that a white male drove up to a juvenile and began asking how old she was. He then parked his vehicle and when he started to get out, the juvenile ran away.

Disturbance, 900 block of London Street. A caller stated they wanted a party removed from the residence because she was being mean.

Fox Crossing

Oct. 9

Theft, 1200 block of Home Avenue. A resident reported an iPad was taken from his unlocked vehicle.

Drugs, 3300 block of South Oneida Street. An officer stopped a vehicle whose registered owner was wanted on burglary charges. The owner and driver of the vehicle, a 31-year-old homeless woman, was taken into custody regarding the burglary charges. The passenger, a 32-year-old Grand Chute man, was found to have a warrant through Outagamie County. The man was also charged with possession of methamphetamine.

Loud music, 1300 block of Great Plains Drive. An officer was sent to an apartment building for loud music. The officer could hear the music, but no one would answer the door. The following day, the officer returned to try and speak with the tenant but no one would answer the door again. A citation for loud music was completed for the tenant, a 30-year-old man.

Oct. 13

Graffiti, 900 block of Elru Drive. A resident reported some graffiti was spray painted on a shed in her yard.

Oct. 14

Fraud, 2000 block of Municipal Drive. A resident reported being scammed out of $6,500. She told the officer that in May of this year she met a man via a dating website who said that he was an international businessman. They talked primarily via text. He later said that he was stuck in Amsterdam and needed money to get a plane ticket home as his cash was tied up in investments. She was instructed to send $4,500 via Western Union to another person in Pennsylvania. A month later, the man requested $2,000 as his daughter was sick and needed medication. This time, he requested that the money be sent via Western Union to a person in Nigeria. After sending the money to Nigeria, she was later asked to send him $6,000 to get home. The money never went through; however, the man has continued to contact the woman, saying that he still needed that money plus he needed an additional $175,000 to help finish the project in Amsterdam, or he would lose $3 million dollars in investments. It was then that she realized this was a scam and contacted the police.

Theft, 100 block of Anton Court. A resident reported that someone took a wallet out of his unlocked car.

Oct. 15

Ordinance violation, Irish Road railroad tracks. A railroad company was issued a citation for blocking the crossing for more than 10 minutes.